M.Sc. in Astronomy and Astrophysics 

at IIST Trivandrum, Thiruvananthapuram

The cost of BTech at IIST - Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology is NR 1.4 lakh. The fee is sourced from various sources, hence indicative. The fees also include one-time payments such as registration fees, alumni fees, convocation cum degree fee, etc. Candidates must make the payment online. The institution also offers exemption from the fees for ST/SC/ PD students. 

Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology offers BTech, Mtech, MSc, and PhD. Candidates must qualify for the course-wise entrance exam to join IIST.

• For BTech, candidates must first qualify the JEE Main, and JEE Advanced and complete the entire admission process of the institution.
• For M.Tech and MSc, candidates must qualify for the GATE exam, complete the institution’s admission process, and appear for the written test and interview.
• For PhD, candidate must qualify for the UGC NET/ UGC8 NET/ JEST  (or) GATE

Candidates qualifying the entrance exams are eligible to apply for the IIST programmes. Candidates can follow below step for admission:

Step 1: IIST Online Application Process 2024

To be eligible for the IIST programme, candidates have to meet the eligibility criteria as per the institute’s admission guidelines. Also candidates must qualify the selection criteria.

Find below the course-wise eligibility and selection criteria for all the offered cousres at IIST:

 IIST - Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology offers BTech at undergraduate level for four years. The programme is offered under two specialisations: Aerospace Engineering and Electronics and Communication Engineering (Avionics). The curriculum covers foundation-level courses such as Mechanics, Solid Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics, etc.

Candidates who have a valid score in the JEE Advanced and JEE Main exams are eligible for both the BTech and BTech+Mtech degree at the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology. Further, candidates are required to qualify for the eligibility criteria, i.e twelve years of school education with 75% aggregate from a recognised institution (The aggregate marks for SC, ST and PD candidates should be at least 65%). Qualified candidates must complete the IIST admission procedure and finalised their seats.

Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology offers a Merit scholarship to its UG students. However, candidates must fulfill the eligibility criteria to avail the scholarships benefit. The eligibility criteria is as follows:

• Candidates must first be a student of the Institution. They must get enrolled for any programme offeredat IIST.
• Students must score AIR (All India Rank, in JEE Advanced Examination, 2023) upto 1000.
•  UG students must secure a CGPA of 9.0 or higher (in a scale of 10).

IIST-Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology offers MSc at postgraduate level for a duration of two years. MSc programme is offered under Master of Science in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Admission to the MSc course is merit basis. Canidates performance in the written test and Inteview are considered for selection. A valid GATE score is must for MSc admission. And fulllfill the eligibility criteria: bachelor's degree with 60% aggregate (General / EWS & OBC) and 55% (SC/ST & PwD).

The opening and closing percentages of JEE Advanced scores for the BTech programme at IIST Trivandrum are given below:

IIST Trivandrum Opening and Closing Percentage of JEE Advanced Marks (General Category)

Note- The above-mentioned data has been taken from the official website of the institute.

Candidates must pay the application fee once they complete the application process. The application fee are different for all the category and must be paid online. The application are tabulated below:

The list of recruiters that were part of Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology placements 2023 is presented below: